The Buntling ball, a Græco-American play; . flight, These recreant spousals, but with jest and scoff? The Buntling Ball, O thou perfidious child, Hath turned thy marriage feast. Go, drink and eat With him thy fathers easy pardon joys. Nor viand nor foaming vintage is for me, But sorrowing solitude through many days— Perchance remorse, repentance . . who shall say ? For I have wrongfully adored the power Of wealth and sought to use it as a stair Whereby ambitions feet might scale renown. But peradventure comfort still remains My suffering spirit through the exercise Of noble and unstinted chari
The Buntling ball, a Græco-American play; . flight, These recreant spousals, but with jest and scoff? The Buntling Ball, O thou perfidious child, Hath turned thy marriage feast. Go, drink and eat With him thy fathers easy pardon joys. Nor viand nor foaming vintage is for me, But sorrowing solitude through many days— Perchance remorse, repentance . . who shall say ? For I have wrongfully adored the power Of wealth and sought to use it as a stair Whereby ambitions feet might scale renown. But peradventure comfort still remains My suffering spirit through the exercise Of noble and unstinted charities Hereafter, whose consolatory balm, While healing other wounds, may heal mine own. , we pity thy supreme distress, 154 THE BUNTLING BALL. While solemnly departing, each and all ;Yea, while departing wholly supperless,Amazed that such disturbance should befall. Yet deeds once done eternally are done ;The Fates are three, and purblind man is dire events the Fates alone could guess!O sombre ending of the BuntlingBall!.
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